Whale kills trainer at SeaWorld

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Just another reason why animals should be left to their own habitat. I've never been a fan of caging animals. This just goes to show, they CANNOT be trained. Natural instincts are a part of who/what they are.

I feel awful for the trainer and all the families who witnessed this tragedy.

"There can be only one!"

When I was a Fisherman, one of my biggest [irrational] fears was killer-whales. In a way, it still is. They'll come into unbelievably shallow water. In-fact, they'll beach themselves and get back in order to catch their prey.

They give me the creeps close-up, but funnily enough, they look more creepy in shallow water from the hight of a large ferry. I think you've got to be absolutely mental, or simply stupid to willingly come into close contact with such creatures.

Mark ov teh Pond

Reminds me of one of my favorite movies, Orca. More over to the Dino's comment.

Yeah, that has got to be difficult for parents to explain to children. "Honey, Free Willy was just hugging that trainer. Whales do that... by the way I want you to throw those movies out when you get home."

My guess is the whale was somehow provoked, I mean, he's obviously use to be in captivity but didn't the news article make mention of a previous attack by him two years prior? Mysterious.

still nobody's bitch

I don't think that the whale was provoked. Unless by "provoked" you mean taken out of its natural habitat, forced to live in a confined area which is infinitely smaller than its natural habitat, and forced to perform unnatural actions for the entertainment of another species.

Son of Liberty

But yeah I dont have any remorse for the trainer. Like the OP says, these animals are not meant to be caged up and slaved out for entertainment. It is a sad situation for them and maybe even one I'd side with Animal Rights people on.

blue 3

I hate sensationalist media. If you watch the video in the link this guy makes it sound like the most violent, crazy thing to ever happen in the world. The matter of the fact is, the trainer probably messed up. Most animal attacks (in "caged" animals) happens when the trainer themselves makes a mistake, does something they know they arn't supposed to do.

They deal with large, territorial animals that have had their territory reduced by 1000 fold.